Tag: Medicare
End Of Life Decisions
One of the things I value about Delaware Liberal is our community. This isn’t the first time I’ve reached out, and I doubt it will be the last. As I type this I am awaiting a call back from my father-in-law’s senior living apartment’s service coordinator. It’s decision time, which means I’m scrambling for information.
My father-in-law took a fall about a month ago. He seemed okay, and we were fortunate he was given a visiting nurse. I LOVE Medicare! Then yesterday, my phone rang. It was the EMTs calling. My FIL had fallen and was completely disoriented. He was refusing treatment and the EMT called me before they had to call the police – because my FIL HAD to go to the hospital. Of course, he did. I spoke to my FIL on the phone – Luckily, he recognized me – but he still refused to go to the hospital. I told him I was on my way over, then called my husband. By the time we got there the EMTs had finally gotten him on the stretcher. He’s now at the hospital and we’re awaiting test results. Those that have come back have indicated he has shingles, a UTI, occasional cardiac atrial fibrillation and has suffered a series of mini strokes. The hospital expects to keep him for three days.
So, here’s where I’m at, and where I turn to DL for advice.
A Tale of Two Democrats
Or at least two types of Democrats.
Yesterday, Senator Bernie Sanders and 15 other Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to not cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid in his FY15 budget. It won’t be much of a surprise to most of the readers here to find that neither Senator Carper or Coons signed on to this letter. Interestingly, Senator Coons voted to restore the cuts to military pensions and Carper voted against them. So take a look at what a group of Democrats genuinely interested in the well-being of middle class and working class people urged the President:
Today, retirement insecurity is as high as it has ever been. Only one in five workers in the private sector has a defined benefit pension plan; half of Americans have less than $10,000 in savings; and two-thirds of seniors rely on Social Security for a majority of their income.
Given this reality, we respectfully urge you not to propose cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits in your Fiscal Year 2015 budget.
In good times and bad, Social Security has succeeded in keeping millions of senior citizens, widows, orphans, and persons with disabilities out of extreme poverty. Before Social Security was developed, about half of our seniors lived in poverty; today senior poverty is down to 9.1 percent. Without Social Security, one-third of senior citizens would have virtually no earnings at all.
Social Security has not contributed one penny to the deficit. Social Security has a surplus of more than $2.7 trillion and can pay every single benefit owed to every eligible American for the next 19 years.
Raising The Medicare Age Has Insurance Companies Saying, “Whoa”
Like we couldn’t see this coming.
The possibility that Democratic and Republican leaders will agree to slowly increase the Medicare eligibility age to 67 is creating strange bedfellows: liberals — both in and out of Congress — and the health insurance industry.
Monday Open Thread
Monday and we’re all back to work, even the intrepid UI. If my own experience returning to work from vacation is any guide, she’s underwater today, so I’ll post up today’s Open Thread.
Impact of Republican Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in Delaware
The Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have done the work to estimate the effects of implementing the Ryan cuts to Medicare and Medicaid on a congressional district basis. They’ve created an interactive map that will show you a report on the estimated impacts for Medicare or Medicaid. Delaware Medicare Changes (pdf): […]
Ryan’s Medicare Killer Is Dead
Have you been watching this unfold over the last day or so? The House GOP leadership has been throwing Ryan under the bus and walking back any idea of privatizing Medicare as part of a budget scheme. Why?
DNC On The GOP Budget Plan: It’s Not Playing Well
The DNC comes out swinging against the Republican plan to kill Medicare by releasing a video featuring angry townhalls.
Summer Of Spittle II Coming?
Return of the angry town halls this summer? Voters are not fooled by the GOP’s spin that they are “saving” Medicare.
RyanCare Is Very Unpopular
Paul Ryan is finding his plan to gut Medicare is not very popular, even in his home turf.
DCCC Ad On Medicare
The DCCC has a new ad to run in Republican Congressional districts about Medicare.
Obama’s 2012 Opponent – Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan did a huge favor to President Obama and the Democratic party by releasing a budget that takes money from Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
A Bill We Should All Support – Medicare Buy-In
Progressive hero Alan Grayson has introduced a short 4-page bill to allow Americans to buy into Medicare coverage (without subsidies). Think Progress‘s Wonk Room describes the bill, called the “Public Option Act” or “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act”: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has provided the White House with a real opportunity to win back […]
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